Francesca da Rimini

It goes without saying that Leonardo Da Vinci is one of the greatest minds anyone has ever seen. His inventions separate him from anyone else due to how complex and innovative they were during his time. He is mostly known as an artist and he has painted some of the most recognized paintings in the world such as the Mona Lisa and The Last Supper. But not only was he an amazing artist, he was a jack-of-all-trades, he was extremely proficient in mathematics, science, architecture, military…

loved science. According to the editors at History.com, that is why most people called him a true man of the Renaissance. Leonardo was born in Tuscany to his parents Caterina and Ser Periro. His mother and Father were never married and shortly after Da Vinci was born his Mother began a new life with a new man. Growing up, Leonardo only received very minor educational training in the subjects of reading, writing, and math. When he was 15 years old a sculptor took young Leonardo under his wing…

Leonardo Da Vinci was an Italian polymath, which means that he was specialised into areas including: invention, painting, sculpting, architecture, science and other subjects related. Looking at his artisic side, he is recognised as one of the best painters, widely popular through his highly influencial paitings of the Renaissance such as the Last Supper or Mona Lisa, paintings which remained widely known until today. Fascinated by his wide range of specialized fields, I began taking an interest…

The concept of beauty has been a baffling issue and a bone of contention among thinkers and intellectuals. Such confusion can plausibly be understood through the changeable standards considered in every culture and the many attempts to approach it. Throughout history, it has been glorified and highlighted in many ways. From a philosophical perspective, Kant, in Observation on the Feeling of Beautiful and Sublime , tackles beauty, through the view that women are identified by their beauty, while…

Caravaggio took Italian Baroque art in a new direction. One of the biggest changes in Caravaggio’s works is that instead of sticking to the norm of painting a generalized, almost stylized version of the subject matter, he painted with intense realism. He painted every detail that he saw. From the dirt under a person’s fingernails, to the perfect brown spots on rotting fruit. This actually caused Caravaggio to run into some trouble with his paintings. When commissioned to do a painting of Saint…

I HATED reading! I had a serious emotional aversion to reading. Not just reading assignments, or books from school, I mean I hated reading anything. Moreover, it wasn’t that I couldn’t read, I just considered it a waste of time. I wanted to go out and experience things or just figure things out on my own. I saw reading as a barrier to those experiences. As a kid all I wanted to do was run around the corner in my neighborhood and go play basketball or baseball or football, or street…

Plato was a educated philosopher of his time. Many people had follow some of his ideas and views. Artislo who was one of his follows teaching, but he also had a issues and disagreement about his teacher theories. Artwork is all around us. We see it everyday. During Platos time their artwork was more orginnal and inspiring. Most painting after platos time were more copies of objects such as "the girl with the pearl earring" that was a copy of a real form. In my paper, I will argue that Platos…

I feel that the Marilyn Monroe silkscreen prints and the Silverspot both were objects or “images” that Andy Warhol felt needed to be remembered. Marilyn Monroe passed away not long before the prints were made. The silverspot was also an endangered species. I think that Warhol wanted people to have something to remember them both by. He put them in a whole new perspective that attracts people to them that may otherwise have not thought twice about them. An “image” is a person or object that has…

Curiosity can be an incredible tool to propel an individual to heights they have never known. Leonardo Da Vinci was probably the most curious person to have ever lived, and look at how amazing he was. Having an interest in the unknown will build courage as long as it is followed by action. Being generally curious opens up opportunities to learn and build new skills. However, there is a dark side to being innately curious. Curiosity can also put you in harm's way. I am going to discuss positives…

Sir John Isaac Thornycroft (1843-1928) was a British Naval architect, engineer, and founder of the shipbuilding institution, John I Thornycroft & Company Limited. He is noted for having partially designed and built the first Royal Naval torpedo boat as well as designing and improving upon the machinery involved in this class of ship. Thornycroft is also credited with modifying the hull and propeller designs of naval ships as well as designing ship stabilizers. In particular Thornycroft's…